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The trailer for "Class Rank," a high school comedy filmed in Alexandria and Pineville, was released this week.

Bolton High School, Alexandria City Hall, the Hotel Bentley and Diamond Grill and Kroger are among the locations featured prominently in the one-minute, 40-second video.

The release date for Class Rank, a movie about high school outsiders who "join forces to overtake the local school board and eliminate the class-ranking system," is May 11, according to the online magazine Deadline.com.

Director Eric Stoltz called the timing of the release "blind luck" in an April 2 Entertainment Weekly article whose writer states that "There may be no better moment for a movie about teens taking on the establishment."

"We made it before the roof caved in on our society," Stoltz told Entertainment Weekly, "and it's finally coming out, just at the right time to have a film about smart and caring kids who want to affect change — change the rules and change the government."

Several area high schools, a home in Pineville and local businesses like Crave and Sentry Drug are among the locations for scenes of "Class Rank."

Independent TV and film producer Shaun Sanghani of Alexandria brought the movie to his hometown to shoot back in 2015. Community members also became involved as crew members and extras.

The movie's main characters are Olivia Holt and Skyler Gisondo. Co-stars include Bruce Dern and Kristin Chenoweth.

"Class Rank" will be released in select theaters and Video-on-Demand platforms by Los Angeles-based Cinedigm, Deadline's report said.

"Class Rank is a smart, funny and warmhearted picture that carries an empowering message for young people to speak up and not be afraid to challenge the status quo," Yolanda Macias of Cinedigm told Deadline.com.